Posted: May 14, 2021 3:27 PM MT | Last Updated: May 14
Grande Prairie Regional College will become a polytechnic, the provincial government announced this week.(Zoe Todd/CBC) comments
The mayor of Grande Prairie says the provincial government s plan to transition Grande Prairie Regional College into a polytechnic institution will benefit the greater community. We re very excited to see the continued growth and the positive impact that this is sure to have in our community in the decades ahead, Jackie Clayton said in an interview Friday. Generally, we re very excited because of the fact that this is a great opportunity to train and retain talent in our region and into our community from across many different industries and sectors it s fantastic.
Grande Prairie Regional College will embark on a journey to polytechnic school status, not the university path laid out by the previous NDP government.
Author of the article: Randy Vanderveen
Publishing date: May 11, 2021 • May 11, 2021 • 2 minute read • Grande Prairie Regional College (shown here) was granted polytechnic status at a virtual event on May 11. If all goes well, the school will officially change to a polytechnical institution in time for the beginning of the fall semester. Photo by RANDY VANDERVEEN /Daily Herald-Tribune
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Grande Prairie Regional College will embark on a journey to polytechnic school status, not the university path laid out by the previous NDP government.
“I am pleased to say that this decision was made in collaboration with college and student leaders, and through extensive feedback, it gives me great pleasure to announce that GPRC will become a polytechnic institution,” Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides said.
GPRC becoming Alberta s newest polytechnic Written by Staff Tuesday, May 11 2021, 1:08 PM Glenn Feltham, acting president and CEO of Grande Prairie Regional College at today s announcement (Screenshot: GPRC Grande Prairie Regional College/YouTube)
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Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) will become Alberta’s newest polytechnic, providing residents of the Peace Region access to a broader range of learning and employment opportunities.
This new designation will support the development of a highly skilled and competitive workforce. Polytechnic status enables GPRC to create programming that will better support students, businesses and local industry – including apprenticeship education, certificate and diploma programs and high-quality degrees.
Red Deer College will become Alberta s third polytechnic. (Heather Marcoux/CBC News) comments
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Post-secondary students in Red Deer., Alta., are continuing to press for degrees in the wake of an Alberta government decision to transition the city s college into a polytechnic institution and not, as previously planned, a university.